Born at Settle in Yorkshire, one of a large family. He was educated for the most part at Giggleswick Grammar School, and then became the pupil of William Sutcliff, surgeon, of Settle. Afterwards he was for some time with a Mr Allen in London, and attended Guy's and St Thomas's Hospitals. At the clos

The son of Benjamin Thompson Lowne, who practised at 17 Bartlett's Buildings, BC. He was educated at St Bartholomew's Hospital, assisted his father for some years after qualifying, and then entered the Navy as Assistant Surgeon, but resigned before 1867. In January, 1864, he received a grant from th